Pro-Poor Public-Private Partnerships for Food and Agriculture
An International Dialogue
September 28-29, 2005, Washington, DC
Tentative Program
September 28, 2005 (Day 1)
Pro-Poor Public-Private Partnerships for Food and Agriculture: Experiences and Lessons
8:30-9:00 — Registration
International Food Policy Research Institute, 4th Floor, 2033 K St., NW, Washington, DC9:00-10:30 — Panel: The Value of Public-Private Partnerships in Food and Agriculture
Joachim von Braun, International Food Policy Research Institute (Chair)Welcoming remarks
Joachim von Braun, International Food Policy Research InstituteSecuring the future of small farmers in the global food chain
Julian Oram, ActionAid UK
Partnerships, research, and poverty: a public sector perspective
Evandro Mantovani, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA)
Partnerships as a business strategy in emerging markets
John Purcell, Monsanto11:00-12:30 — Panel: Ground Realities – Experiences in the Crop Sciences
Christian Verschueren, CropLife International (Chair)Partnering to deliver improved seed in India: successes and constraints
Usha Barwale Zehr, Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Company (MAHYCO)
Partnering to improve regulation in Kenya's seed industry
Saleem Esmail, Western Seed Company
Partnering to promote new crop management techniques in Argentina
Ronaldo Kuhlmann, Argentine Association of No-Till Farmers (AAPRESID)
Partnering to develop drought tolerant plant varieties
Don Doering, Winrock International
12:30-1:30 — Lunch hosted by the International Food Policy Research Institute
1:30-3:00 — Panel: Ground Realities – Enhancing Agrifood Chain Efficiency
Thomas A. Lumpkin, Asian Vegetable Research and Development Centre (Chair)
Present and future trends in the global agrifood chain
Jack Wilkinson, International Federation of Agricultural ProducersA business perspective on small farmers in the global food chain
Rob Nooter, Land O'Lakes
Producers’ and farmers’ organizations in the global food chain
César Ocaña, Coordinadora Nacional de Fundaciones Produce
Partner or perish? The imperative for participation of the poor in agrichains
Frank Hartwich, International Food Policy Research Institute
3:30-5:00 — Panel: Lessons Learned from Partnerships in Human & Animal Health
Val Snewin, Department for International Development (U.K.) (Chair)Addressing the seven deadly sins of global health partnerships
Kent Buse, Overseas Development Institute
The East Coast Fever vaccine and the opportunity for future research collaborations in animal health
Peter Jeffries, Merial
Partnerships for improving human health and nutrition: Golden Rice
Adrian Dubock, Syngenta
7:30-9:00 — Dinner Address at the St. Gregory Hotel, 2033 M Street, NW, Washington, DC
Roberto Vazquez Platero, International Food Policy Research Institute (Chair)Partnership principles: focusing public-private partnerships on poverty in the developing world
John Ambler, OXFAM AmericaSeptember 29, 2005 (Day 2)
The Way Forward: Innovative Options and Alternative Approaches to Partnership
9:00-10:15 — Panel: New Approaches to Asset Management and Financing
Gerard Barry, International Rice Research Institute (Chair)Open-source agricultural biotechnology
Richard Jefferson, CAMBIAHumanitarian use licensing and intellectual property rights
Emile Frison, International Plant Genetic Resources Institute and
Sean Butler, University of Cambridge
Using Prizes to Reward Technology Adoption
William Masters, Purdue University
10:45-12:00 — Panel: New Perspectives on Managing Risk and Liability
Mpoko Bokanga, African Agricultural Technology Foundation (Chair) Educating consumers and securing community support
Purvi Mehta Bhatt, Science Ashram
Managing risk, liability, and good stewardship
Andrew Bennett, Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture
Assessing and evaluating partnership performance
David J. Spielman, International Food Policy Research Institute
12:00-1:00 — Panel: Mapping a Road Forward (Moderated Discussion)
Pamela K. Anderson, International Potato Center (Chair)Moderators
William Neibur, Pioneer Hi-Bred InternationalSelçuk Özgediz, Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research
1:00 — Closing Remarks
Joachim von Braun, International Food Policy Research Institute